Thread by @r_solymosi

I wrote a post about women's safety in light of recent events. I highlight the importance of listening to the many reports of near-misses (eg see Tweet(s) of @CCriadoPerez) and not dismissing this as a "rare event". Link to blog: rekadata.net/blog/a-respons…
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Near-misses may have the same causal mechanisms as the incidents which result in fatality/injury. Based on this assumption I highlight the importance of collecting MORE and BETTER data.
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The @ONS figures only 17% of people who experienced rape/assault by penetration reported to police. This number is probably lower for things like 'groping' but using it to boost sex offences really changes the order of most frequent crimes (this from @BTPUnderground data)
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Initiatives like Report It To Stop It have a positive impact on reporting (link.springer.com/article/10.105… or open access irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3910…) w @andydnewton and @AboyNamedKerry Here's how reporting changed on LU with different campaign waves
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Crowdsourced initiatives like webapp.safecity.in by @pinthecreep also offer a way to crowdsource women's experiences, and build a more complete understanding of this problem.
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Thank you to @DavidBuil and @CarlosI71090037 for their comments on a draft of this paper!
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